Gush Etzion
Why Gush Etzion real Estate?
Homes in Gush Etzion
HISTORY & COMMUNITY
Gush Etzion also known as the southern gateway to Jerusalem, was established back in the 1920s by Jewish pioneers and consists of Jewish villages spanning across the Judean hills between Chevron and Jerusalem featuring major historical sites.
Today Gush Etzion is comprised of of 15 dynamic and thriving communities with a population of over 60,000 people. The character of the communities range from communal Kibbutz to villages, with secular, religious, haredi and mixed populations. Villages in the historic Gush Etzion include, Alon Shvut, Gvaot, Elazar, Har Gilo and Neve Daniel. Villages in the Judean Hills include Tekoa, Kedar, Kfar Eldad, and Pnei Kedem.
The Gush Etzion bloc remains attractive to new residents and immigrants, due both to its location and close proximity to Jerusalem, to which it is connected via a system of roads and tunnels and the benefits that the Israeli government provides, in particular for new immigrants. In recent years, Israel’s Ministry of Aliyah & Absorption has been providing the communities of Gush Etzion with an innovative program called Aliya Kehillatit or Community Aliyah. This program offers a stimulus and incentive package to encourage Jews from certain parts of the world to make their homes in specific places in Israel. Starting in 2004, the first round of the Aliyah Kehillatit program was open to new immigrants from France and the Former Soviet Union and included 300 families. In the year after, the program reached 600 families of new immigrants and was extended to include families from Latin America and North America. From the summer of 2009, new immigrants from North America deciding to make their homes in the communities of Gush Etzion are given an attractive stimulus package in addition to the absorption basket given to every person that immigrates to Israel.
EMPLOYMENT
Work opportunities in Gush Etzion range from small businesses to organic agriculture, light industry to teaching in the school system.
The area is home to the Efrat industrial park consisting mainly of office buildings in an effort to supply 1,000 jobs to its residents. Companies active in the park include the Gush Etzion Development Company, Google Ranking Experts and S.C.G. – Real Estate Management LTD.
Gush Etzion is an easy commute to Jerusalem, which opens an array of additional work opportunities.
TRANSPORTATION
Gush Etzion is a 10 to 20 minutes drive away from Jerusalem through a direct highway connecting the area to the capital and surrounding industrial areas. Bet Shemesh is 25 minutes away and Tel Aviv is about an hour car ride away. Most villages in Gush Etzion are connected to public and private transportation.
LINKS
Gush Etzion Regional Council http://www.gush-etzion.org.il
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